Talk:House of Savoy
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Could we please get a translation of the Latin mottos? user:Montrealais
Moved this text from Savoy:
Savoy is the name of a western European noble house (Real Casa di Savoia) that ruled the Duchy of Savoy, and in practicePiedmont from the 15th century (and held lands in the region for nearly 400 years before that).
From 1714 they acquired the title of King of Sardinia and worked their way through a succession of larger states until becoming the kings of unified Italy in 1861.
The House ceased to be royal when Italy became a republic in 1946.
See Kings of Savoy
- Is this strictly true? There are plenty of out-of-work monarchs whose kingdoms have become republics, but who are still considered "royal". --Michael K. Smith 18:18, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
The House has two main knight orders:
- Cavalieri della SS. Annunziata
- Cavalieri dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro
The names could do with translating into English. The pages they link to all have them in English and, for the earlier ones, if English-speakers ever come across the names in another language, it's more likely to be French than Italian. Hedgehog
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[edit] A question
Who elevated Amadeus VIII from Count to Duke of Savoy ?
-- user:Siyac 14:32, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
- Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1416. Choess 13:06, August 9, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Armenia
Do they still have the title of King of Armenia? The titles for Vittorio Amedeo III had Cyprus and Jerusalem but not Armenia. EDIT: according to http://www.heraldica.org/topics/royalty/royalstyle.htm they do--Eupator 20:58, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Italian names
Why are all these rulers given with their Italian names? These are not the most commonly used names in English, and the House of Savoy wasn't even Italian speaking until the late 19th century at earliest. I think we should give the anglicized forms. john k 23:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Eugene of Savoy- where does he fit in?
Where does Eugene of Savoy fit in? He is arguably the most famous member of the House of Savoy, as four battleships from four different countries have been named after him.RSido 03:34, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
